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Celebrate Lyons!

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

This Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., merchants, businesses, restaurants, and coffee shops will “Celebrate Lyons!” with bargains galore all along Main and High Streets. Ellen Hine, Co-owner of

PCDC Recommends CEC

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

Its nice to see an issue in Lyons that can bring two dozen concerned residents to a meeting that doesn’t include a discussion about medical marijuana. That was the case Monday night when the Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) held a public hearing to get input about defining the Commercial Eastern Corridor (CEC) zone. The zone’s primary focus, which Planner Dana

Brightwood Music Offers Bright New Music Store in Lyons

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

by Chibo Acevedo

Over the past year musicians in Nederland have noticed a slight ease of stress. I couldn’t count how many times I’ve seen a guy or gal hustling all over the bar asking everybody they can think of if they have any extra strings, a drum key, a mic cable, a saxophone reed, or any number of other little musical necessities that tend to creep up at a gig. That ease came with the opening of Brightwood Music

Help Create a Botanic Garden In Lyons

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

We have a dream; a dream to create a botanical garden for the community of Lyons and visitors from Colorado and beyond. If you would like to learn more about this project, visit us during the Lyons Studio Tour at our plant and t-shirt sale, Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in front of Steamboat Mountain Foods on the corner of High Street and Fifth Avenue/Highway. (Note: we can only accept cash and checks at this time.)

“Sketch-A-Palooza” Goes For A Guinness World Record

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

If you’d like to be part of an official Guinness World Record, then mark your calendar! On Saturday, June 25, during this year’s Good Old Days celebration, a large group of Lyons residents will be attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the most people drawing an Etch-A-Sketch simultaneously.

Lions Club To Host Annual Golf Tournament

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

The Lyons Lions Club will host their 17th annual golf tournament on Monday, July 25, at the Lake Valley Country Club off Highway 36 between Lyons and Boulder. This is a great opportunity to support the

Pedal Pusher’s Protection Plan

Published on Thursday, May 12 2011 01:00

by Helen ColellaThe Lyons Recorder

It’s a beautiful day and the kids are home from school - a perfect time for a family bike ride. But before you and the kids rush out and start pedaling, there’s another factor other than the weather that you need to consider – safety. And it has to start at an early age because children start cycling when they are very young. Think back…

BOT passes MMJ Ordiances

Published on Thursday, May 05 2011 01:00

by Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

It is often said that, “politics makes for strange bedfellows.” And when you have John Burke stating in a public meeting that, “I am embarrassed to admit this, but I agree with Mike Whipp,” and you have Trustees LaVern Johnson and Ed Bruder voting against support for